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The 32nd annual Great Tucson Beer Festival is tapping the kegs once again at the Kino Sports Complex North from 6 – 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 20.

It’s a chance to taste your favorite local beer, an out-of-town brew you’ve always wanted to try, or maybe even a beer you’ve always hated — but want to learn to love.

The event is also a major fundraiser for the Tucson Sun Sounds of Arizona, which is one of the main reasons free radio is still broadcasting over the airwaves.

Tickets are $40 for General Admission and $80 for VIP Admission if booked before the day of the event. Every guest will be given 24 tasting tickets that are good for three-ounce beer samples and a commemorative beer mug.

The VIP Admission perks include early entry at 4:30 p.m., a special souvenir mug, and exclusive beer and food tastings.

Take a look at the list of participating breweries, though, because it seems to go on forever this year — which isn’t a bad thing at all. If you run out of drink tickets — which is unlikely — there’s always an option to purchase additional beers before closing time.

Participating Breweries

10 Barrel Brewing Company

21st Amendment Brewery

Alaskan Brewing Company

Arizona Distilling Company

Barrio Brewing Company

BJ’s Brewhouse

BlackRock Brewers

Breckenridge Brewery

Brooklyn Brewery

Canyon Diablo Spirits

Cigar City Brewing

Colibre

Corbett Brewing Company

Coronado Brewing Company

College Street Brewhouse

Deschutes Brewery Company

Elysian Brewing Company

Estrella Jalisco

Firestone Walker

Founders Brewing Company

Four Peaks Brewing Company

Freak’ N Brewing Company

Full Sail Brewing

Golden Road Brewing

Good Omen Bottling

Goose Island

Great Western Brewery

Guinness

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery

Historic Brewing Company

Hop Valley Brewing

Huss Brewing Company

KYLA Hard Kombucha

La Cumbre Brewing Company

Lagunitas Brewing Company

Marble Brewery

Maui Brewing Company

Modern Times Beer

Mother Road Brewing Company

Ninkasi Brewing Company

Northwest Brewing Company

OHSO Brewery

Oskar Blues

Pizza Port Brewing Company

Prescott Brewing Company

Propaganda Brewing

Rogue Ales & Spirits

Santa Fe Brewing Company

Scottsdale Brewing Company

Sentinel Peak Brewery

Sierra Nevada

Shock Top Brewing Company

Ska Brewing

Smirnoff Spiked Sparkling Seltzer

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers

Spiked Seltzer

Stella Artois

Stone Brewing Company

Thunder Canyon Brewstillery

Upslope Brewing Company

Utah Brewers Cooperative

White Claw Hard Seltzer

Wild Tonic

Are you getting thirsty yet? Make sure to check out the dining options at the festival, too, because you’ve got to eat.

Participating Food Vendors

BurgerRito

Carbaholics Beer Bread

Jozarelli’s LLC

Kababeque Xpress

Ken’s Hardwood Barbecue

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

Pizza Hut

Road Running Wood Fired Pizza

Sunshine’s Hatch Chili Hot Dogs

Trident Grill

Kino Sports Complex’s North Stadium is located at 2817 E. Ajo Way. For more information on festival, call (520) 296-2400 or visit azbeer.com.

Matt Sterner is a journalist, novelist, loves films, and would like to think he's a filmmaker. When he's eating, he likes to talk with his mouth full and write about it.